WASHINGTON, May 8. /TASS/. The recent phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will lend practical impetus to mending relations, Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev told journalists.
The current administration has significantly changed the US stance on Victory Day, he told journalists during a gala reception commemorating the upcoming 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War.
TASS compiled the diplomat's key statements.
Victory Day serves an unequivocally positive role in Russia-US bilateral relations: "Victory Day carries immense energy and serves an unequivocally positive role in our bilateral relations, recognized by our presidents back in 2020."
The administration of US President Donald Trump has fundamentally altered the American government's approach to celebrating Victory Day: "I highlighted that the attitude of administration representatives toward the holiday has shifted, and shifted dramatically. Over the past two years, they have held the Immortal Regiment march in the center of the US capital."
